- On December 31, 2007 during President Bush's second term
- On March 6, 2009, very early in President Obama's first term, which was the lowest point for the US stock market due to the spillover effects resulting from the 2008 financial meltdown, and
- also on the most recent date May 16, 2014.
The historical stock prices of these companies were obtained from the following two excellent internet resources.... Google Finance and MarketWatch Big Charts.
These 14 Alabama Companies had their average stock market prices decline by a huge 53% from December 31, 2007 during President Bush's second Presidential term, to March 6, 2009, very early in President Obama's first term, which was the very lowest point for the overall stock market due to the spillover effects resulting from the disastrous 2008 Financial Meltdown.
But in the slightly more than five years since March 6, 2009, the average stock market prices of these same 14 Alabama Companies have increased by a very impressive 353% through May 16, 2014, driven mainly by Protective Life's stock market price increasing by 15 times over this same period of time.
In similar fashion, from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, the US unemployment rate doubled from 5.0% in December 2007 to 10.0% in October 2009, early in President Obama's first term which was the very lowest point for the US Labor Market due to the lagging spillover effects resulting from the disastrous 2008 Financial Meltdown.
And then with the US economic stimulating actions of the Obama Administration, supported by both a Democratic controlled US Senate and US House (at the time), taking full effect, coupled with the Quantitative Easing by the US Fed, the US unemployment rate declined sharply from 10.0% in October 2009 to 6.3% in the most recently reported April 2014.
In like manner, Alabama's unemployment rate nearly tripled, increasing from 3.7% in December 2007 to 10.4% in October 2009. And then with the US economic stimulating actions of the Obama Administration, supported by both a Democratic controlled US Senate and US House (at the time), going full throttle, coupled with the Quantitative Easing by the US Fed, the Alabama unemployment rate declined sharply from 10.4% in October 2009 to 6.9% in the most recently reported April 2014.
Alabama citizens should be extremely pleased with the outstanding performance of their Alabama Companies during the Obama Administration.
Below here are the stock market prices of each of these 14 Alabama Companies on May 16, 2014, on March 6, 2009, and on December 31, 2007, along with the related Stock Market Price Percentage Changes:
| Market | Market | ||||||
| Price | Price | ||||||
| % | % | ||||||
| Change | Change | ||||||
| Market | Market | Market | 3-6-09 | 12-31-07 | |||
| Price | Price | Price | to | to | |||
| Alabama Company | HQs | 5-16-14 | 3-6-09 | 12-31-07 | 5-16-14 | 3-6-09 | |
| $s | $s | $s | |||||
| Protective Life | Birmingham | AL | 50.63 | 3.20 | 41.02 | 1482% | -92% |
| Standard Metals Processing | Gadsden | AL | 1.50 | 0.15 | 1.05 | 900% | -86% |
| Colonial Properties Trust | Birmingham | AL | 22.37 | 2.98 | 22.63 | 651% | -87% |
| HEALTHSOUTH | Birmingham | AL | 33.33 | 7.41 | 21.00 | 350% | -65% |
| Medical Properties Trust | Birmingham | AL | 13.66 | 3.04 | 10.19 | 349% | -70% |
| Hibbett Sports | Birmingham | AL | 55.24 | 14.08 | 19.98 | 292% | -30% |
| Energen Corp | Birmingham | AL | 85.05 | 24.08 | 64.23 | 253% | -63% |
| Regions Financial | Birmingham | AL | 9.88 | 2.94 | 23.65 | 236% | -88% |
| Computer Programs & Systems | Mobile | AL | 62.79 | 24.85 | 22.74 | 153% | 9% |
| ProAssurance | Birmingham | AL | 44.24 | 21.09 | 27.46 | 110% | -23% |
| Infinity Prperty & Casualty | Birmingham | AL | 63.93 | 32.20 | 36.13 | 99% | -11% |
| Vulcan Materials | Birmingham | AL | 60.43 | 35.82 | 79.09 | 69% | -55% |
| ADTRAN | Huntsville | AL | 21.53 | 14.14 | 21.38 | 52% | -34% |
| Walter Energy | Birmingham | AL | 6.34 | 15.96 | 35.93 | -60% | -56% |
| Average % Change all 14 | 353% | -53% |
